New Year's News!

Welcome 2024!! To start off a new year, we have some very exciting news! Someone's getting married! 

Actually, not just someone... there are two!

That's a pic of the happy couple up at our friend's cabin today. Here is a pic last night of "the moment" ~

They've been talking about it for a bit (and actually already had a date and an appointment at the temple!), but it wasn't official until an impromptu proposal last night. Ethan said just seemed like the right moment, cause it was Jan 1st, and they met 6 months ago on July 1st. AND they met at a fireworks show, and last night as they were out walking around Brighton just past midnight, there were fireworks going off! So it was just a good moment having it be on the 1st and with fireworks again, so he proposed! We all think that they make quite a cute couple. 

Ethan told me what he did last night, shortly after he popped the question. He told the rest of his siblings tonight. I accidentally told a few of them last night, NOT cause I can't keep a secret but because I thought Ethan had already told them and then I mentioned something about it. It's ok though, I didn't let the cat out of the bag, cause they all thought I was just teasing them. They didn't believe me and wouldn't believe such good news until they heard it from Ethan himself. So tonight he admitted it was true. They all gave hugs ~

...and the girls started talking about how it happened and Belle showed them pictures...

Our teenage girls were especially excited about all that cause they are all boy crazy and like talking about falling in loooove. Plus they like that the boy to girl ratio of the kids will be even now! 7-7! Hooray for another sister! So an official welcome to Bella to the Wride family, we're happy to have you!